Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

     Oh my, Oh my. To start out it wasn't what I expected in a very good way. Siri and Vivenna are sisters and royalty of Idris that is considered a rebel kingdom against Halladran and their God King an Immortal.

     The God King and the other Gods in Halladran are kept alive by taking the breath of others that is also called, "BioChroma" that enhances the awareness of sight and identification of the power level others have with their BioChroma.

     Siri and the royal family of Idris have a partiuclar trait that cannot be replicated by others and thats the power of changing the color and length of their hair. This helps both princesses prove their identities when entering Halladran.

     Vivenna the eldest was betrothed to the God King before her birth to quell the turmoil of the rightful ruler of the land. Upon the time to send Vivenna who has prepared for 22 years her father decides to send the youngest in her stead because he loves Vivenna too much and Siri is quite the handful.

     Siri shocked into submission by the news was promptly shipped to Halladran when she returned from gathering flowers in the forrest. Vivenna disoriented from the removal of Siri seeks a new purpose for her life and vows to help her sister escape from the monstrous God King and sets out with Palin to Halladran.

     Siri infuriated and scared because she didn't pay attention to her lessons feels like a barbarian in their bright flashy society. After a week of isolation she is presented to the God King and instructed to strip herself and bow on the floor until he bids her to come so that they can have an heir. The God King however never bids her towards him but rather sits silently watching her then leaves after a short time.

       Vivenna meanwhile seeks out her father's informants from Halladran for information and is found by Denth, Tonk Fah, and Jewels. Lemex the only informant they found was near death and bestowed his thousands of breath upon her without her permission since BioChroma is a sin in her religion. With the great amount of BioChroma she is able to attend court and sneak glances of her sister.

        After multiple events Vivenna is reduced to begging on the streets for food until Vasher an assassin finds her and asks her aid to help stop the war between Idris and Halladran. Halladran had grown greedy and wanted the trade routes that Idris held and used their 'rebel attitude' as a scapegoat.

      Siri behind kingdom walls maneuver's her best between the plots in court to find out why she and the God King are in danger and why everyone is so worried about them having a child. Trusting Bluefingers ends up being a trap and he tries to tie her to an alter and kill her.

     Vivenna and Vasher find Siri and the God King in the end and escape the deaths that were planned by Bluefingers. Many within court were killed in the plots and they did their best to stop the people from crying out for war.

     I was enthralled by this book. I read it in three days because I couldn't put it down. There is nothing inappropriate that occurs or is described but cuts off before the event but it is implied. Their swear words are different from our and their dialogue is rather witty and comical. My husband often found me giggling to myself reading in the chair and would roll his eyes. There is always something going on. Its fast paced and intriguing. At first some things are unknown but its explained when necessary. I would highly recommend this book to anyone needing a good fantasy book. Ages 12 up.

Here is a video of how one artist painted the cover which was really cool.    By: J Feistner